The Carbon Trust is set to launch a new programme they claim will help thousands of UK SMEs to reduce their energy bills by a combined £40 million. Their Big Business Refit initiative provides firms with expert advice and access to interest-free loans to replace old, inefficient equipment with new, environmentally-friendly models.
Through their long-standing Energy Efficiency Loan Scheme, the Trust offers SMEs funding ranging from £3,000 to £400,000 to upgrade their equipment.The fund currently has £100 million worth of loans available, a sum expected to help up to 3,000 businesses cut a total of £40 million off their annual energy costs.
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009
Monday, 29 June 2009
AWM Close Proof of Concept Fund
We have just been speaking to The University of Wolverhampton who administer the Black Country node for the AWM Proof of Concept Grant Fund. They tell me that all projects under the fund must be completed by March 2010 and therefore the fund is closing for new applications very shortly.
So if you run an SME in The West Midlands and yo9u have a great and innovative business product idea now is the time to email us for more information. The scheme offers a 75% grant with a maximum value of £30,000 so it is worth applying for. It's certainly worth the email.You can find details of our grant application service on our website. So drop us an email. This is the last opportunity. Don't waste it!
http://www.ukba.co.uk/; http://www.mgba.co.uk/
So if you run an SME in The West Midlands and yo9u have a great and innovative business product idea now is the time to email us for more information. The scheme offers a 75% grant with a maximum value of £30,000 so it is worth applying for. It's certainly worth the email.You can find details of our grant application service on our website. So drop us an email. This is the last opportunity. Don't waste it!
http://www.ukba.co.uk/; http://www.mgba.co.uk/
Monday, 22 June 2009
Are The Green Shoots Sprouting?
According to Money Marketing magazine net retail sales of open-ended funds have had a strong showing in 2009 so far. This follows a trend of investors switching away from equities in light of the credit crunch, inflows into bond funds exceeded £1bn for the fifth consecutive month and April experienced the highest Isa sales in three years. Equity funds also saw modest retail inflows over the last two months.
The initial findings of an Investment Management Association poll of retail investors, conducted by YouGov in early May, show investor confidence has turned positive, with a 35-point swing.
The IMA GB investor confidence index reached 106 in May 2009 (on a scale of 0-200, 100 being neutral) whereas six months ago overall confidence was negative at 71. The IMA GB investor intentions index in May 2009 was 99 (on a scale of 0-200, 100 being neutral). This is up 10 points since November 2008 and shows investors on the whole are becoming less negative about putting money into new investments.
More than 50 per cent said they think now is a good time to put money into investment products, with equities being the most popular option. However, whether or not they will act on this remains to be seen. And investors are still cautious about the residential property market, with half thinking it will continue to fall for at least 12 months before showing signs of recovery.
In terms of economic recovery, 47 per cent thought the economic slowdown would last 12-24 months, compared with November when 58 per cent thought it would take 12-24 months to recover. On markets specifically, 53 per cent of investors think it will take more than two years for the FTSE 100 to return to 6,000.
Polls like this should always be viewed with caution as offering just a snapshot of investor views at one point in time. Taking a longer-term view, research published by IMA last month shows UK investors still give a strong weighting to equities over the long term, despite the trend towards increased diversification of holdings over the past few years. What is also telling is that UK investors have a resilient approach to equity funds. They largely held their nerve last year, making much smaller net withdrawals from equity funds compared with investors in other European countries.
Again, only time will tell what will happen but current investor attitudes, coupled with their long-term behaviour, suggests equity investing may pick up in the long-term.
www.mgba.co.uk, www.ukba.co.uk
The initial findings of an Investment Management Association poll of retail investors, conducted by YouGov in early May, show investor confidence has turned positive, with a 35-point swing.
The IMA GB investor confidence index reached 106 in May 2009 (on a scale of 0-200, 100 being neutral) whereas six months ago overall confidence was negative at 71. The IMA GB investor intentions index in May 2009 was 99 (on a scale of 0-200, 100 being neutral). This is up 10 points since November 2008 and shows investors on the whole are becoming less negative about putting money into new investments.
More than 50 per cent said they think now is a good time to put money into investment products, with equities being the most popular option. However, whether or not they will act on this remains to be seen. And investors are still cautious about the residential property market, with half thinking it will continue to fall for at least 12 months before showing signs of recovery.
In terms of economic recovery, 47 per cent thought the economic slowdown would last 12-24 months, compared with November when 58 per cent thought it would take 12-24 months to recover. On markets specifically, 53 per cent of investors think it will take more than two years for the FTSE 100 to return to 6,000.
Polls like this should always be viewed with caution as offering just a snapshot of investor views at one point in time. Taking a longer-term view, research published by IMA last month shows UK investors still give a strong weighting to equities over the long term, despite the trend towards increased diversification of holdings over the past few years. What is also telling is that UK investors have a resilient approach to equity funds. They largely held their nerve last year, making much smaller net withdrawals from equity funds compared with investors in other European countries.
Again, only time will tell what will happen but current investor attitudes, coupled with their long-term behaviour, suggests equity investing may pick up in the long-term.
www.mgba.co.uk, www.ukba.co.uk
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Any business considering applying for a grant under Nottingham University’s Business Innovation Voucher fund should do so immediately. The fund closes on 30th June 2009.
Through the scheme, companies can cash in to the tune of £5,000 and “purchase” academic expertise from the University to help them work on innovative business development projects. Vouchers can cover up to 75% of the total cost of projects that aim to develop new products, processes or services – for example academic consultancy, technical services and small-scale research projects. In exceptional cases, companies may also be eligible for an additional £2,000 worth of support from the University’s Ingenuity initiative.
The scheme is open to applications from all UK-based SMEs, although priority will be given to firms from the East Midlands.
Vouchers will be allocated to companies that:
§ Can demonstrate evidence of real need to work with the University.
§ Are interested in developing products, processes or services that are aligned with the University's particular research interests.
For further information about the Business Innovation Voucher Scheme, contact martin.parry@mgba.co.uk, or visit the University of Nottingham website
Source http://www.j4b.co.uk http://www.mgba.co.uk
www.ukba.co.uk
Through the scheme, companies can cash in to the tune of £5,000 and “purchase” academic expertise from the University to help them work on innovative business development projects. Vouchers can cover up to 75% of the total cost of projects that aim to develop new products, processes or services – for example academic consultancy, technical services and small-scale research projects. In exceptional cases, companies may also be eligible for an additional £2,000 worth of support from the University’s Ingenuity initiative.
The scheme is open to applications from all UK-based SMEs, although priority will be given to firms from the East Midlands.
Vouchers will be allocated to companies that:
§ Can demonstrate evidence of real need to work with the University.
§ Are interested in developing products, processes or services that are aligned with the University's particular research interests.
For further information about the Business Innovation Voucher Scheme, contact martin.parry@mgba.co.uk, or visit the University of Nottingham website
Source http://www.j4b.co.uk http://www.mgba.co.uk
www.ukba.co.uk
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